City are said to have offered him an incredible £850,000-a-week to move to the Premier League, along with the signing bonus. They could have formally approached him in the new year, had he not signed the contract extension, with his previous deal expiring in the summer of 2018.

By the time that contract expires, Messi will be 34 years old and potentially considering retirement.

But there are suggestions that City spoke to Messi's representatives without permission from the Catalan club.

LIONEL MESSI HAS affirmed that he has no problem with sitting out certain games for Barcelona, after featuring on the bench in recent weeks. Barcelona now sits on top of La Liga, 5 points clear of Real Madrid.

Messi worked with Pep Guardiola for four years as the pair won three league titles and two Champions Leagues together. Fierce rivals Real Madrid have ruled the roost winning it for two consecutive seasons. With 13 consecutive wins, they are unbeaten in the Premier League.

Lionel Messi expresses doubt over whether he will see out his ambitions of returning to boyhood club Newell's Old Boys.

The five-time Ballon d'Or victor recently signed a new deal with Barcelona that runs to 2021.

The Juventus striker had also missed Argentina's previous two qualifiers, with the Albiceleste eventually booking their place in Russian Federation with a 3-1 win in Ecuador in which Messi grabbed a hat-trick.

Manchester City is the only top-flight team in Europe which is unbeaten since the start of 2017-18 season.

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